Participants in the drills will gather at Alexander Grin Boulevard near Uzvaras Park, after which they will be transported by buses to the Riga Secondary School "Arkādija" located at Melnsiļa Street, 6, where a training evacuation center will be set up. During the drills, the organization of gathering, transportation, registration, and reception of residents at the evacuation center will be tested, as well as the interaction of the involved services and institutions. The completion of the drills is scheduled for the morning of September 19. Today, drills will also take place at the biological treatment station "Daugava" of the company "Rīgas ūdens" located at Dzintaru Street, 60. There, the protection of a critical infrastructure facility will be practiced, including the use of training counter-mobility elements and the involvement of military personnel and volunteers. The most active phase of the drills at the facility is planned for the morning. Residents of Bolderāja and Daugavgrīva should expect an increased presence of military personnel and military equipment during this time. As reported, the active phase of the "Namejs 2026" drills is taking place in Riga until September 20, during which military personnel and military equipment will be moving around the city. During this period, military personnel from Latvian and allied forces, Zemessargi, and military equipment will be present in the city. Training checkpoints will be set up in certain locations, and counter-mobility barriers will be installed. Additionally, flights of drones and military aircraft are planned. In some cases, there may be temporary traffic restrictions. All actions that residents will observe in the city during the drills are pre-planned elements and are not related to any real threat, the city council emphasized.
